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Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada marking the first Canadian gold medal of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement (Saturday) congratulating the women’s K-4 kayaking team on winning Canada’s first gold medal of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games: “On behalf of all Canadians, I would like to congratulate the women’s K-4 kayaking team on winning Canada’s first Pan American Games gold medal in the…
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Experience Alberta Agriculture During Open Farm Days
Albertans looking for a unique tourism experience will have the opportunity to visit farms and ranches during Alberta Open Farms Days, August 22 and 23. Open Farm Days is a collaborative, open house event that spans the province and encourages Albertans to taste local foods direct from the producer and participate in a wide…
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A Pluto Flyby with a Canadian Touch
Launched in 2006, New Horizons, the fastest spacecraft ever built, continues its long journey to the Dwarf Planet Pluto over five billion kilometres away from the Earth. The probe has been conducting a study of Pluto and its moons since early 2015, and today marked its closest approach of the celestial body, zooming past…
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NASA’s Three-Billion-Mile Journey to Pluto Reaches Historic Encounter
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is at Pluto. After a decade-long journey through our solar system, New Horizons made its closest approach to Pluto Tuesday, about 7,750 miles above the surface — roughly the same distance from New York to Mumbai, India – making it the first-ever space mission to explore a world so far from…
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Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Lawn Care Tips
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Town of Turner Valley Pool – Enabling Accessibility Funding
Harper Government improves accessibility for Canadians with disabilities in Macleod. High River, AB – Today, John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Macleod on behalf of the Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development, announced improved access for Canadians with disabilities to programs and services in Turner Valley, AB. The Town of Turner…
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Successful Emergency Adoption Event
By Calgary Humane Calgary, AB — Calgary Humane Society offers its sincerest thank-you to Calgarians for a successful emergency adoption event last week. From July 8 – 12, 125 cats, two degus, 20 dogs, two hamsters, one mouse, 19 rabbits, 12 birds, two snakes and one tortoise, a total of 179 animals (202 animals for…
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Women Entrepreneur Breakfast with Dr. Kellie Leitch in Okotoks
Dr. Kellie Leitch, MP for Simcoe-Grey, to be guest speaker at breakfast with Macleod MP John Barlow to discuss economic and leadership opportunities for women and the importance of mentorship OKOTOKS, AB – According to RBC a 10% per cent increase in the number of majority-owned women’s businesses would bring a $198 billion influx…
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Schaal Wins Calgary Stampede Working Cow Horse Open
Calgary – Usually Calgary veterinarian Suzon Schaal rides in the Non-Pro Bridle class of the Stampede’s Working Cow Horse Classic. She rides pretty well, too. Schaal and her 12-year old mare, Genuine Brown Girl, have a fistful of Stampede Grand Champion’s buckles to their credit. This year, Schaal wanted to try another horse in the…
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What Canada Did on the Weekend at the Pan Am Games
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Alberta Riders Score Big Victory In Penning 10 Class
10 CLASS TEAM PENNING RESULTS Champion Team: Kyle Dingreville, Millarville, Alberta Shane Hamilton,Okotoks, Alberta Alex Hansen, Chestermere, Alberta Reserve Champions: Will Hanson, Carstairs, Alberta Beau Riedel, Didsbury, Alberta Bev Mailer, Leslieville, Alberta Calgary – Sometimes it seems that Team Cattle Penning at the Calgary Stampede is all about chemistry. There’s chemistry in the special rapport…
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Decisive Farming Brings Crop Scouting App to the Canadian Market & Positions Itself For US Expansion
Decisive Farming Partners with Neucadia on licensing of AgraScout Mobile Crop Scouting Application. Calgary, AB / TheNewswire / Decisive Farming™ today announced a partnership with Neucadia, as a global reseller and the exclusive Canadian reseller of AgraScout, a mobile crop scouting application now fully ready to support both American and Canadian crops, pests and…
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Calgary Stampede Champions 2015
Attendance numbers for July 12, 2015: Stampede attendance, July 12, 2015 106,803 Cumulative attendance for 2015 1,168,509 Same day attendance in 2014 125,262 Cumulative attendance for 2014 1,263,428 Overall decrease 94,919 Same day 5 year average: 115,638 President and Chairman of the Board, Bill Gray and CEO, Warren Connell share some of the highlights…
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AHS Weekly Wellness News: Playing Outside Fuels a Child’s Curiosity
For generations, parents have been telling their children to “go outside and play.” It’s good advice: playing outside is a big part of healthy childhood development. And it’s fun. “Children are eager to understand how the world works and they do this through play,” says Laura Crawford, provincial lead for Play and Physical Literacy for…
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From My Bookshelf: Featuring Tatiana de Rosnay and Kenneth Bonert
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